Mardy - From everything I've been able to read, IEEE 802.11 and 802.11(a) could be compatible, if products adhering to the two different standards were from the same consortium (eg., WECA). Hoewever they are really two separate and different standards.
Again, my questions about standards and associations is not really about the standards, it's about market share and winning or losing same.
For instance, if a small town and supplier (for example) has instituted Lucent's new "high speed" 802.11 wireless service, it seems to me that they are unlikely to later move to Wi-LAN's faster 802.11(a) service, even if it is superior, because there's not enough gain to justify the cost.
That sounds like a statement, but it's really a question. Is this true?
On the Cell-Loc thing, my reading suggests that the technology is based on the fact that CDMA keeps its synchronization by utilizing a timing pulse from GPS; Cell-Loc utilizes this facet of CDMA messaging to provide GPS location.
(This is me, ducking to avoid bricks from people who REALLY know how it works!)
Finally, to inch a little further out on the Limb of Ignorance...
I'm not sure that there would nessarily be any interference from SOHO wireless apps to CDMA communications, as they would likely be on different wavebands.
If I'm way wrong here, please excuse. I'm hoping that discourse on this thread, and others, will raise my knowledge level, and I welcome correction. |
